Rooks-VanDellen

Configuration:

Two wings with one common lobby. Rooks is a female hall; VanDellen is a male hall.

Built:

1966

Named After:

Albertus Rooks (1869-1958): Appointed first dean of Calvin College in 1919, a position which he held for 25 years.Idzerd Van Dellen (1871-1965): A minister in the Christian Reformed Church, he helped start a Tuberculosis hospital in Denver, Colorado. For 26 years he served as a spiritual advisor to patients in this hospital.

Claim To Fame:

This hall loves the color red and their hero Red Foley, a former country music star (an old tradition most people don't understand).